Invisible Touch
by Genesis

Invisible Touch by Genesis
Year: 1986
Release date: 1986-06-06
Overall rank: 1,324th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
69/100 (from 445 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 20 albums of 1986 (17th)
Award Top albums of of the 1980s (211th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,324th)

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Genesis bestography

Invisible Touch is ranked 9th best out of 34 albums by Genesis on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Genesis is Selling England By The Pound which is ranked number 126 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 10,298.

Genesis album bestography « Higher ranked (1,316th)
Genesis
This album (1,324th)
Invisible Touch
Lower ranked (1,412th) »
Trespass

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Invisible Touch rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 1,324th | 1980s rank: 211th | 1986 rank: 17th
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2026 Patman360Top 90 Music Albums of 198645/903
2026timosbuechereiTop 100 Greatest Music Albums88/10013
2026Musicbuff123Top 50 Music Albums of the 1980s41/504
2026fabm0List Zone 12 Europe British Isles 220/100 -
2026JaymanthemanTop 100 Music Albums of the 1980s49/10010
2026machiajTop 100 Greatest Music Albums78/10022
2026 FischmanTop 100 Music Albums of 198656/1002
2026matterhornriderTop 58 Music Albums of 198614/584
2026KettwigJoeFM's Album top 500 (401-500)15/100 -
2026stevengnzTop 84 Music Albums of 198633/843
2026 videoheadcleanerTop 100 Music Albums of 198614/1004
2026BoxFLTop 46 Music Albums of the 1980s46/460
2026timosbuechereiTop 10 Music Albums of 19864/104
2026fabm0Platinum Zone 12 Europe British Isles63/100 -
2026 NowhereManTop 100 Music Albums of the 1980s91/1002
2026 TamthebamBest of The 80s Pt.2 (101-200)7/97 -
2026 paladisiac#1 albums per year since 196027/66 -
2026fabm0List 198612/100 -
2026 LeonardTop 100 Music Albums of 198666/1002
2026 zags7000Top 100 Music Albums of 198662/1002
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 274
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 1,304
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Average Rating: 
69/100 (from 445 votes)
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.2/100, a mean average of 68.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.7.

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70/100
From 06/24/2025 23:41 | #309696
Commercially pushed with a high number of radio singles. "Land of Confusion" being the standout. Most of the rest is quite syrupy sap. Mainly due to the vocals. I know many would disagree but Phil should've just stuck to drumming.
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75/100
From 03/30/2025 09:49 | #308253
Genesis fans will be able to argue all day about the qualities, or lack of, iof Trackjs 1-.4. Nobody would quibble, I don´t think, that this is at the weaker, less auspicious end of their notable opus of works, or that The Brazilian is one of the most interesting and unusual tracks they have laid down and released.
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100/100
From 02/27/2023 12:49 | #294498
Awesome 80s pop/rock album
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Rating:  
75/100
It works quite well as a pop rock record, it has this bombastic 80s production, but for me it's not a problem. Lyrics are mostly corny, but tolerable, the sound of Invisible Touch and Land Of Confusion is great and catchy. My favorite parts of the record are definitely more progressive Tonight, Tonight, Tonight and Domino Medley, these tracks are the most epic moments on the record. The weakest element here are slower songs in the middle - In Too Deep and Anything She Does, they sound bland and uninteresting compared to the rest of the album.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
80/100
From 08/18/2022 06:10 | #288582
Not my favorite Genesis album because it is too much pop and not enough prog, but it is still a good album that deserves to be better appreciated! Songs like Domino and Tonight, Tonight, Tonight are still inventive pieces of music, just different than before!
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Rating:  
80/100
From 04/16/2022 10:45 | #284291
Powerpoprock of the 80s is always good for your mind and body.
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85/100
From 11/28/2021 08:31 | #276810
Unfairly underrated by Genesis fans due to Phil Collins pop sensibilities bleeding in at this point.. to me these songs are full of soul and artistry. Solid album.
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Rating:  
75/100
From 08/10/2021 13:08 | #272413
Probably stronger than Shapes. The standouts are Tonight and Domino. I like the title track, The Brazilian is quirky and Throwing It All Away is a great pop song. Overall pretty decent.
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30/100
From 05/02/2021 15:26 | #269229
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From 03/27/2021 11:36 | #267818
Nice laid back album of pop as I would describe it. Most tracks enjoyable and an easy listen.
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